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Walmart has been reprimanded by Chinese authorities for alleged cybersecurity law violations. The timing is no coincidence. Like other Western companies, the US retailer is facing pressure from Beijing over its refusal to sell products coming from Xinjiang.
By Frank Sieren
The IOC defends the awarding of the Winter Olympics to Beijing with tooth and nail. Even warnings from IT experts about security holes in the My2022 registration system are shrugged off by the sports federation headed by the German Thomas Bach. The Olympic Sports Confederation only advises its athletes to delete the app immediately after their return from China.
By Marcel Grzanna
Xi Jinping has unleashed a new wave of anti-corruption crackdowns. The usual ideological embellishment has now received a pop-culture aspect. The public can gorge itself on spectacular criminal cases of greed and bribery in the form of a TV show. This legitimizes purges and thus bolsters the party's power.
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